7.0high
CVE-2019-3585
VSE Escalation of Privileges through Alert pop-up window
Published 6 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.0
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 21%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Windows client (McTray.exe) in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 prior to Patch 14 may allow local users to interact with the On-Access Scan Messages - Threat Alert Window with elevated privileges via running McAfee Tray with elevated privileges.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- McAfee, LLC McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE)
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
- kc.mcafee.com /corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10302 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2019-3585
- NVD: CVE-2019-3585
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